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Although he is needed in rome, antony lingers in egypt with cleopatra. The queen of egypt, cleopatra is a powerful woman who wears her sexuality on her sleeve. The first edition of the novel was published in 1606, and was written by william shakespeare. Antony and cleopatra full audiobook william shakespeare. Antony and cleopatra audiobook by william shakespeare. The story of their affair, their war, their defeat and, finally, their suicides has been told and retold for centuries.
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